Author: Podcast Producer

Paul and Dowd are back this week and they discuss the importance of free trade and their “Free Trade Fact of the Day” project to remind New Mexicans of the importance of free trade to their families and the State economy.

They provide an update on the latest county “Right to Work” hearings, ABQ Mayor Keller vetoes TopGolf subsidies, Pearce pledges not to raise taxes, environmentalists dominate a meeting on the Gila Diversion (what’s that?), and ABQ area politicians consider HOV lanes and “road diets”.

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Dowd interviews attorney and physician David Hyman, co-author of the new book “Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much For Health Care.” Topics covered include Medicare’s “efficiency,” the problem of third-party payment, and the promise of market-oriented healthcare.
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Dowd talks to Path Three Marketing’s Wally Drangmeister (whose assistance with Tipping Point New Mexico: The Podcast is invaluable), asks whether Independence Day shouldn’t be celebrated on July 2nd, describes the taxation/regulation of fireworks, and delivers the latest edition of “Bureaucrats Behaving Badly.”
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Paul and Dowd interview Scott Moody, co-author of the Family Prosperity Index. New Mexico ranks a dismal 50th in the Index. Why? Why does it matter? What can be done to change the situation? This show connects the breakdown of the family, crime, and New Mexico’s poor economic performance.
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Paul and Dowd discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling on state’s ability to tax online sales and how taxpayers will fare, the Albuquerque City Council’s decision on Top Golf (par for the course), gross receipts tax rate increase and New Mexico’s population trends compared to our neighbors.
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